wehleidig

== German == === Etymology === 17th century, from Upper German dialects. Weh +‎ leidig. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === wehleidig (strong nominative masculine singular wehleidiger, comparative wehleidiger, superlative am wehleidigsten) (derogatory) oversensitive (to pain); sorry for oneself, whining ==== Derived terms ==== Wehleidigkeit === Further reading === “wehleidig” in Duden online “wehleidig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “wehleidig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “wehleidig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.